diff --git a/man/homectl.xml b/man/homectl.xml
index 8afe993dac1..68d6e2fcade 100644
--- a/man/homectl.xml
+++ b/man/homectl.xml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
         <term><option>--realm=</option><replaceable>REALM</replaceable></term>
 
         <listitem><para>The realm for the user. The realm associates a user with a specific organization or
-        installation, and allows distuingishing users of the same name defined in different contexts. The
+        installation, and allows distinguishing users of the same name defined in different contexts. The
         realm can be any string that also qualifies as valid DNS domain name, and it is recommended to use
         the organization's or installation's domain name for this purpose, but this is not enforced nor
         required. On each system only a single user of the same name may exist, and if a user with the same